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during a stay

7

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

4

as usual; as is one's habit

6

head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir

1

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

1

means of transportation; means of transport

6

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

6

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

5

compared with

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life

2

agricultural land; farmland

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

3

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

5

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

7

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

commander; commanding officer; CO

2

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

1

Mylene

7

robbery; robbery case; burglary

1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

1

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

1

German chamomile (Matricaria recutita); German camomile

2

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

son

4

of tender years; very young

2

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

3

to rust; to become rusty

1

move with haste (when you have no doubts)

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

3

that's too bad; too bad for you!

1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

5

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

7

to cancel; to call off

2

absence; non-attendance

3

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

5

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

study; library; den; home office; reading room

6

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

2

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

3

tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

4

attic; garret; loft

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

4

hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting

2

father and daughter

1

physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

1